Skidders- Tracks ot Tires, Lines or Grapples- Lets see what you've got!

[skadill]

Case Made a Skidder Also

Photo from a sales site a year ago.I know a guy that ran a Case Skidder in the late 80's through early 90's,and said they were a good machine.They are extremely rare.I've never seen one in person.

 

[skadill]

Cat 518

A long parked 518,taken this summer.
http://www.youtube.com/user/skadill

 

[morepork tree's]

:bashthis a video of a cat 525 a i dont think cat made very good skidders until there and c series there a series were just problem theirs no rotator on the grapple so u have to geta digger to turn it sometime and the grapple cylinder can slip and turn one of the grapple arm up and YOU HAVE TO PUSH IT BACK WITH A DIGGER HERE IS THE VIDEO of it breaking the grapple ill put some pic up later [video=youtube;dY6p1z3Cilc]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dY6p1z3Cilc[/video] it shows the problems with the cat a series skidders but dont get me wrong i love cat

 

[dlx3200]

Maxey does that fmc still sit there for sale?

 

[NZ Logger]

They might want to clean out the air filter as well buy the look of the black smoke

 

[ProGroomer]

Here's what we've got those days:

 

[lg junior]

ProGroomer, what type of trees are those they look a lot like our western hemlock?

 

[ProGroomer]

It's euro spruce and fir.

 

[lg junior]

Thank you so much. Nice looking equipment, and sure looks like a beautiful country.

 

[log frog]

525C pulling Radiata pine downunder

 

[log frog]

Found this beast at Dixon's yard in Elko BC, a couple of years ago.

 

[skadill]

Timberjack 480T- above

A short lived machine,due to the expense of the steel undercarriage.reference pics-not mine.

 

[SPMiller]

Here's what we've got those days:

That thing is awesome!

 

[log frog]

Yes, I can imagine. The biggest problem they had was stopping it breaking in half. Apparently they have glued it together several times.

 

[72hayes]

re;480T skidder
I talked to one of the Dixon's crew. He said the first year they had the 480 they spent a lot gussetting and beefing up the hitch area as it did tend to break in half.
but once they had it fixed up nothing could touch it in steep ground. it could back up where a 527 couldn't and they worked it in what should have been yarder ground!

 

[Justin]

here are my two skidders one is a 525 cat and the other is a D6C both with esco grapples and winches

 

[hoglogg]

 

[hoglogg]

treefarmer skidder

this is and old treefarmer with a 453 loud , runs great still

 

[NuMark]

Can anyone help Me with a question about My 665 Clark grapple Skidder ? The rubber bumpers on the front axle are worn out and all but gone. Will this affect My front drive shaft by over extending it ? I just replaced the drive shaft due to it being worn out and am concerned about this issue.

 

[SPMiller]

Enjoying retirement.

Repaired and ready.